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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">What is the Toolbox?</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The Enterprise Architect UML </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is a panel of icons that you use to create elements and connectors on a diagram. Within the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">, related UML elements and connectors are organized into </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">pages,</span><span class="f_BodyText"> each page containing the elements or connectors used for a particular type of diagram. The diagrams include standard UML diagrams, Enterprise Architect Extended diagrams, and any </span><span class="f_BodyText">MDG Technologies and UML Profiles that you have added to Enterprise Architect. When you open a diagram, the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> automatically provides the element and relationship pages corresponding to the diagram type. This does not prevent you using elements and connectors from other pages in a given diagram, though some combinations might not represent valid UML.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Display the Toolbox</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> menu option, or press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Alt]+[5]</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> can be docked on either side of the diagram, or free floated on top of the diagram to expose more surface for editing.</span></p>
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<td width="952" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:952px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You can also hide and show the whole </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> using the <img src="hideshowbutton2.png" width="26" height="24" border="0" alt="HideShowButton2"> </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Hide/Show Toolbox</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> button on the shortcut toolbar.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To display specific pages in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">More Tools</span><span class="f_BodyText"> option at the top of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">, select the appropriate UML, Extended or customized Toolbox option,</span><span class="f_BodyText"> </span><span class="f_BodyText">and select the diagram type from the menu.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">In most cases, three pages display: </span><span class="f_UIControl">&lt;type&gt; </span><span class="f_BodyText">elements, </span><span class="f_UIControl">&lt;type&gt; Relationships</span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_UIControl">Common</span><span class="f_BodyText">. If you select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">&lt;default&gt;</span><span class="f_BodyText"> option, you display only the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Common</span><span class="f_BodyText"> page.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="778" style="width:778px;"><p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Create Elements and Connectors:</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">In the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_NumberedList">, double-click on the icon against the required diagram. The diagram opens with the appropriate </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> pages for that diagram type. (If you want a different set of elements and connectors, click on </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">More tools</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> and select the appropriate diagram type as explained above).</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Click on the required item; for example, the </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;">Class</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> element or </span><span class="f_NumberedList" style="font-style: italic;">Associate</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> relationship</span><span class="f_NumberedList">.</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">For element items, click anywhere on the diagram to place the new element.</span></li>
<li value=4><span class="f_NumberedList">For connector items, drag the cursor between the source and target elements on the diagram. The solid border of the elements changes to a hatched border as you pass the cursor over them, indicating the source and potential target elements. To add bends to the connector, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> as you change the drag direction of the cursor.</span><br>
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<span class="f_NumberedList">Alternatively, drag from the source element to an empty area of the diagram; the <a href="quick_linker_connectors.htm">Quick-linker</a> enables you to create the target element.</span></li>
<li value=5><span class="f_NumberedList">Edit the <a href="objectproperties.htm">element properties</a> or <a href="connectiondetails.htm">connector properties</a>, as required. </span></li>
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<td bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If you are creating several elements of one type, after creating the first just press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]+[F3]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">click to create the next element of that type. For connectors, click on the source element and press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[F3]</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> to create another connector of the same type.</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> pages relate to specific UML diagrams.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Dropping a Package element from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> into a diagram creates a new package in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, and a default diagram of the same type as the current diagram.</span></li>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Customize The Toolbox</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can customize the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> pages by <a href="uml_toolbox_appearance_options.htm">pinning them</a> within the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">, or by adding </span><span class="f_BodyText"><a href="manage_mdg_technologies.htm">MDG Technologies</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_BodyText"><a href="umlprofiles.htm">UML Profiles</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
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<td bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Enterprise Architect provides </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> pages for the </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="archimate.htm">Archimate</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">, </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="bpel.htm">BPEL,</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="bpmn_1_4.htm">BPMN</a>, <a href="data_flow_diagrams.htm">Data Flow Diagrams</a>,</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="iconix_process.htm">ICONIX</a> </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText">and </span><span class="f_TiporNoteText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="mind_mapping.htm">Mind Mapping</a></span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> technologies as part of the initial install.</span></p>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also change other features of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Toolbox</span><span class="f_BodyText"> appearance - see </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="uml_toolbox_appearance_options.htm">UML Toolbox Appearance Options</a></span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>




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